18th Aug 2011 13:14
BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd
Adjournment of extraordinary general meeting and class meetings
The Board of BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd (the "Company") announces that the class meetings convened for today, 18 August 2011, in respect of the Euro Shares and the US Dollar Shares were inquorate. The extraordinary general meeting and class meetings in respect of the Euro, Sterling and US Dollar classes of Shares (together, the "Meetings") have therefore been adjourned for seven days in accordance with the Company's articles of association.
At the reconvened class meetings in respect of the Euro Shares and US Dollar Shares, if a quorum of at least one-third in number of the issued Shares of the relevant class is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, one person entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum.
Votes received in respect of the Meetings were as follows:
Extraordinary General Meeting For Against Total Euro class 404,422 - 404,422 Sterling class 7,202,119 - 7,202,119 US dollar class 140,000 - 140,000 Total 7,746,541 - 7,746,541 Class Meetings For Against Total Euro class 449,147 - 449,147 Sterling class 7,195,292 - 7,195,292 US dollar class 145,250 - 145,250
The Meetings will be reconvened at the offices of BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited, Forum House, Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 0BR on 25 August 2011 as follows:
Extraordinary General Meeting 11.00 amClass Meeting re Euro Shares 11.15 amClass Meeting re Sterling Shares 11.20 amClass Meeting re US Dollar Shares 11.25 am
Valid proxies will be carried over to the relevant adjourned Meeting on 25 August 2011. Additional proxies may be submitted to the Company up to 48 hours prior to the relevant adjourned Meeting. Only those persons entered on the register of members of the Company at 6 p.m. on 23 August 2011 shall be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting in respect of the number of shares registered in their name at that time.
Enquiries:
Will Rogers - Cenkos Securities - 0207 397 1920Ian Webster â€" BlackRock (Channel Island) Limited - Tel: 01534 600802
XLONRelated Shares:
Smo Gold